Posted on June 12, 2010 by switch11
This Kindle DX Review is based on approximately 2 months of use of the International Kindle DX. This includes reading 3 to 6 books and a few short stories on it (Dragon Keeper, City at World’s End, Iron Council, perhaps Scar, perhaps 33 AD, perhaps Brood of the Witch Queen, Overtime) and also playing around a lot with it. [...]
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Posted on April 2, 2010 by switch11
A comment about reviews of the iPad from Oliver Kofoed at Hacker News struck a chord – Maybe it’s just me, but I was hoping for deeper insight into how the device feels in day-to-day usage, not just a list of features that i might as well have read on Apples info pages. Stuff like: how the device [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2010 by switch11
At Teleread Ficbot has reviewed a bunch of eBook stores – it’s a pretty good post and it makes you wonder how to compare eBook stores when there are so many possible criteria. What are the main criteria to review eBook Stores? Two main criteria instantly jump to mind – Price – Probably the most important criteria. Range [...]
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Posted on February 8, 2010 by switch11
A recurring pattern in eReader vs Multi-purpose device reviews is the choice of devices and contexts that support the reviewer’s beliefs and what he/she wants to be true. If a reviewer thinks the Kindle is better than the iPhone – Her/His comparison is lopsided right from the start. Plus this bias is invisible to the reviewer. What exactly are we talking about? People [...]
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Posted on November 13, 2009 by switch11
Have searched Google Trends and the web for some hard figures – but there are none. So will have to rely on the behavior of people coming to this site (and you’ll have to rely on my ability to accurately gauge user behavior). Here are the 5 main things that happened when the whole Nook [...]
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